Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Pro-Trump immigration groups call for Phase II of mass deportations: Arrest migrants at worksites
To carry out his mass deportation promises, President Trump will have to kick his administration into a higher gear, shutting down the jobs that illegal immigrants take, closing their bank accounts and unleashing the IRS to find people working under stolen Social Security numbers, the Mass Deportation Coalition said Wednesday. Published April 1, 2026
Appeals court blocks lower judge’s return-to-work order for Voice of America
A federal appeals court on Tuesday suspended a lower court ruling that had ordered Voice of America's employees back to work and ruled President Trump's shutdown attempt was illegal. Published March 31, 2026
Trump loses lawsuit against Colorado’s sanctuary policy
A federal judge on Tuesday shot down the administration's lawsuit seeking to puncture sanctuary policies in Colorado and Denver that protect illegal immigrants, saying the feds were trying to commandeer state authorities to do their bidding. Published March 31, 2026
Judge shuts down Trump’s White House ballroom project
A federal judge halted President Trump's plans to build a ballroom on the site of the old White House East Wing, saying he acted rashly in moving ahead without Congress and must go to Capitol Hill for permission before continuing any work. Published March 31, 2026
Judge says Trump can’t bar NPR, PBS from any government funds
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Trump's executive order seeking to bar any federal money from going to NPR and PBS tramples on those networks' speech rights. Published March 31, 2026
Supreme Court upholds First Amendment right to ‘conversion’ talk therapy for LGBT kids
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Colorado law that prohibited a Christian counselor from helping LGBTQ children who want to change their sexual orientation or gender identity, saying as long as it's just talking, the counselor has free speech rights that the state cannot take away. Published March 31, 2026
Sen. Adam Schiff delivers for casino donors with bill to ban online sports betting
Indian tribes that run casinos were major backers of Sen. Adam B. Schiff's last campaign -- and the California Democrat is now delivering for them, with new legislation to keep them from having to face competition from online betting platforms. Published March 31, 2026
Justice Department sues to stop transgender athletes in Minnesota school sports
The Trump administration opened a new front in its legal war against Minnesota on Monday with a lawsuit challenging the state's policies that allow biological boys who identify as girls to compete in girls' sports and to "invade" girls' locker rooms. Published March 30, 2026
Islamic charity in U.S. cuts ties with international group over terrorism concerns
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee took a victory lap Monday after a major Islamic charity confirmed it has cut ties with an international organization over fears of links to terrorism and antisemitic activity. Published March 30, 2026
Supreme Court case reopens 160-year-old battle over birthright citizenship rights
You don't have to go very deep into the U.S. Constitution to see the word "citizen" appear. It's first used in Article I, Section 2, where the founding document says to serve in the House of Representatives someone must have been a citizen for seven years. Published March 29, 2026
Border Patrol agent charged with strangling migrant, concealing body cam evidence
Federal prosecutors announced charges against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who they say handcuffed and strangled a detainee, then tried to conceal the body camera footage of the incident. Published March 27, 2026
Illegal immigrant charged with illegally voting in 2024 election in Texas
An illegal immigrant who'd been living under the stolen identity of an American citizen has been charged with voting in Texas in the 2024 presidential election, federal authorities said. Published March 27, 2026
Minnesota triumphs over Trump in lawsuit on illegal immigration tuition
A federal judge has sided with Minnesota in ruling that the state's policy of offering in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrant college students isn't trumped by federal law. Published March 27, 2026
Epstein victim sues DOJ, Google over release of her name in files
A woman who said she is a survivor of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government, claiming officials wrongly released information on 100 victims as part of the recent document dump. Published March 27, 2026
House panel finds Florida Dem Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick cheated on campaign rules
A House subcommittee has concluded that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick gamed the system to siphon ill-gotten money into her political campaigns, provided false information on her financial reports and gave special treatment to associates when doling out earmark spending projects. Published March 27, 2026
Judge orders Trump administration to nix its ban on using Anthropic’s AI
The Trump administration likely broke the law when it banned the government from using the artificial intelligence tool Claude and forbade any contractors from doing business with its creator, Anthropic PBC, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Published March 26, 2026
Democratic congresswoman accused in hearing of siphoning COVID cash to her campaign
With President Trump putting a spotlight on fraud, Congress sought to make an example of one of its own members Thursday, holding a rare public hearing to accuse Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of siphoning millions of dollars of ill-gotten money into her campaigns. Published March 26, 2026
Treasury will add Trump’s signature to future U.S. paper currency
President Trump has found another thing to slap his name on: U.S. currency. Published March 26, 2026
ICE officer at airport saves choking 1-year-old
An ICE officer deployed to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to help TSA move the lines along helped save a 1-year-old boy who had stopped breathing on Thursday. Published March 26, 2026
Sanctuary cities become staging area for crime, infect neighboring communities: Oversight report
Sanctuary cities create "staging areas" for illegal immigrant criminals and their violence spills over into neighboring jurisdictions that do try to cooperate with federal authorities, the House Oversight and Reform Committee said in a new report Thursday. Published March 26, 2026
